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sionally they abound in incalculable numbers, de- 

 stroying in their course the produce of our gardens 

 and farms. The well-known Haltica Nemorum, or 

 Turnip Beetle, frequently produces a failure of the 

 crops intended for the sustenance of our cattle in 

 winter. The evil may be early discovered, as the 

 cotyledonous leaves will be found drilled with small 

 holes, the result of which attack is that the plant 

 seldom arrives at perfection ; in some instances they 

 are totally devoured. It is no unusual occurrence 

 to re-sow the ground, which I have known done 

 three times, and without any better success. The 

 turnip crop must be considered a very precarious 

 one, one that greatly depends for its success upon 

 rain. To obtain it the ground should be highly 

 manured, the seed should be sown after rain, and 

 if the season is dry, well watered when the plants 

 make their appearance. I have heard it stated 

 that turnips always succeed well near a mixen 

 heap ; if such is really the case, may we not attri- 

 bute the cause either to the excess of manure, or 

 to the smell of it ? If to the latter, strong smelling 

 manures, such as decayed fish, might probably be 

 used with advantage, and particularly in those 

 counties adjoining the sea. The reader is referred 

 to the Transactions of the Entomological Society 

 of London for remarks on Haltica Nemorum, by 

 Mr. Henry Le Keugh ; also to a second paper on 

 the Ravages of the Turnip Fly, with Experiments, 

 by T. S. — Vol. 2. part the second, page 168. 



